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That's the question lottery officials are wondering as the person holding the winning ticket for Friday's Lotto Max jackpot of $22 million has yet to claim the golden prize.

The owner of the winning ticket for Saturday's Lotto 6/49 jackpot of $16 million also has yet to step forward.

According to Andrea Marantz, spokeswoman for the Western Canada Lottery Corporation, the winning tickets were purchased in Alberta, but not in Edmonton or Calgary.

"We are just waiting for the winning ticket holder to come forward," said Marantz, who noted it could take anywhere from a day to weeks before the winning ticket holder comes forward and is confirmed. "It was an unbelievably lucky weekend in Alberta."

Friday's win marks the third major Lotto Max jackpot claim in Alberta in just over a year.

In May, a Beaumont man pocketed $41.7 million. Four months later, an Edmonton couple took home $10 million.

The Lotto Max jackpot is capped at $50 million and grows each time nobody wins. The extra cash continues to get divided into $1 million prizes called Maxmillions.